What have you done to your car today?
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what mpg do you get, I might get an M140i next, i do about 17k a year
I've averaged 34.2 over 60,000 miles so far.
That includes 4 trips to Germany, 2 of which involved Nurburgring touristenfahrten, a couple of track days and some "spirited" driving, but most of the miles are work related. On a typical work journey I'll average between 38-42 mpg, mostly trolling up and down motorways.
I'd do it in an F80 M3 if I could afford to buy one.
That includes 4 trips to Germany, 2 of which involved Nurburgring touristenfahrten, a couple of track days and some "spirited" driving, but most of the miles are work related. On a typical work journey I'll average between 38-42 mpg, mostly trolling up and down motorways.
I'd do it in an F80 M3 if I could afford to buy one.
This.
That and the arches that you could smuggle immigrants across the channel in don't help either, looks like the wheels are 2" too small.
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But in the wrong car, couldn't imagine doing that sort of mileage in a 1 series
640i would have been sublime
We've got a new Alhambra, fantastic vehicle, especially with DSG and the 184 engine.Gave the dad mobile a wash and wax yesterday. I know it's not a car for everyone (probably anyone on here), but I genuinely do like it, and don't think it looks terrible.
Sold the soft top, door cards, strut brace, and TSI's.
Took a deposit for the seats, alloy radiator, silicone hoses, mirrors, splitters, skirts, cat-back exhaust, hard top, LSD, driveshafts, cam cover, tail lights, new tail light seals, wheels and tyres.
Its going well so far.
Thats 1500+ quid already, and I still have the Jasma manifold and de-cat pipe, the rest of the interior parts incl JDM thick pile carpet and twin-fold sun visors, anciliaries, panels (incl rust free boot lid!), mazdaspeed suspension, nearly new brake disks pads and calipers (new on rear and used on front, but all painted dark grey), UK spec door cards & seats (person taking mine left me his old ones), JDM rear panel & bulb holders, and then a rot free shell with an engine and V5 which someone will hopefully chuck me £50 or something for and take it away.
Took a deposit for the seats, alloy radiator, silicone hoses, mirrors, splitters, skirts, cat-back exhaust, hard top, LSD, driveshafts, cam cover, tail lights, new tail light seals, wheels and tyres.
Its going well so far.
Thats 1500+ quid already, and I still have the Jasma manifold and de-cat pipe, the rest of the interior parts incl JDM thick pile carpet and twin-fold sun visors, anciliaries, panels (incl rust free boot lid!), mazdaspeed suspension, nearly new brake disks pads and calipers (new on rear and used on front, but all painted dark grey), UK spec door cards & seats (person taking mine left me his old ones), JDM rear panel & bulb holders, and then a rot free shell with an engine and V5 which someone will hopefully chuck me £50 or something for and take it away.
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Wind deflectors are function over form. They don't look as bad as other deflectors I've seen for sure. As for the wheels, I had these kicking around, and thought they would go well on there. Certainly better than the original 16" wheels with Rainsport 3's on them. What a difference they made to how the van drives.
Ha ha. Yes. But it is a function over form car. I neither wanted to lower it and make the ride less comfortable, nor pay out for tyres any bigger than 18" on the family daily.
I did fancy one of them, especially with the DSG. However, I am leaning, currently, more towards a T5 as a replacement for this. But I do agree, for family duties, these are a hard motor to beat.
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Sold the soft top, door cards, strut brace, and TSI's.
Took a deposit for the seats, alloy radiator, silicone hoses, mirrors, splitters, skirts, cat-back exhaust, hard top, LSD, driveshafts, cam cover, tail lights, new tail light seals, wheels and tyres.
Its going well so far.
Thats 1500+ quid already, and I still have the Jasma manifold and de-cat pipe, the rest of the interior parts incl JDM thick pile carpet and twin-fold sun visors, anciliaries, panels (incl rust free boot lid!), mazdaspeed suspension, nearly new brake disks pads and calipers (new on rear and used on front, but all painted dark grey), and then a rot free shell with an engine and V5 which someone will hopefully chuck me £50 or something for and take it away.
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Holy ****, you listened for once
Shock!
If you want anything which is universal between MK1's and MK2's let me know
I'm quite amazed at how quickly MX5 parts sell, compared to E30 parts and any other bits I've tried to sell over the years.
TBH once I've stripped it almost entirely I'm tempted to buy a welded diff and a standard radiator and bits for cheap, and turn it into an oil burning drift mule though... With no interior, no lights, no roof, one seat, steel wheels from round the back of the shed, etc... Won't be a road car anymore though.
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The other day I noticed that my car was reporting that the front brakes needed doing in 2800 miles which I thought was odd because I'd changed them not too long ago and the dash said 60,000 miles when I scrolled through only 2 weeks ago so I knew something wasn't right. Logically it had to be related to the pad wear sensor so I fumbled around behind the wheel in the dark and found the cable wasn't tucked in where I thought it should have been. I just pulled it out of the pad to investigate and found this:
While the pad sensor was still where it should have been, the wire wasn't and had obviously been rubbing against something and so it wore through one of the wires inside. So today I just snipped the excess off and stripped it back a bit to join the two wires together until I can be bothered to get a new sensor. No more dash warnings now at least
While the pad sensor was still where it should have been, the wire wasn't and had obviously been rubbing against something and so it wore through one of the wires inside. So today I just snipped the excess off and stripped it back a bit to join the two wires together until I can be bothered to get a new sensor. No more dash warnings now at least
It's barely any different in the front to a 3 series, and I wanted something I could chuck around a track if I wanted to, and I couldn't do that in a 640d, not to mention the price difference!But in the wrong car, couldn't imagine doing that sort of mileage in a 1 series
640i would have been sublime
I find it very comfortable to spend long periods of time in. I've driven from the Nurburgring to Calais without even stopping before!
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I think I'd really enjoy a Clio RS but I just can't get over how bad the interiors areNew steering wheel courtesy of Jack at Royal Steering Wheels. Works of art.
Yep, not everyone want something thats great on the motorway, and not so great elsewhere.
That said, the argument that it's barely different from the 3 series inside is exactly what's so off-putting about the 3 series.